Author

Patrick West

Observed names: P West, P. West, P. West *, PATRICK WEST, Patrick B West, Patrick B. West, West, Patrick

Observed institutions: University of Aberdeen, University of Bristol, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, Medical Research Council

OpenAlex ID: A5111561069

Health inequalities in the early years: Is there equalisation in youth?

1997 · Patrick West · Social Science & Medicine · 492

Transition matters: pupils’ experiences of the primary–secondary school transition in the West of Scotland and consequences for well‐being and attainment

2008 · Patrick West, Helen Sweeting, et al. · Research Papers in Education · 324

Fifteen, female and stressed: changing patterns of psychological distress over time

2003 · Patrick West, Helen Sweeting · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 286

Peer victimization and depression in early–mid adolescence: A longitudinal study

2006 · Helen Sweeting, Robert Young, et al. · British Journal of Educational Psychology · 263

Evidence on equalisation in health in youth from the West of Scotland

2004 · Patrick West, Helen Sweeting · Social Science & Medicine · 225

Applying SIENA

2006 · Christian Steglich, Tom A. B. Snijders, et al. · Methodology · 210

Being different: correlates of the experience of teasing and bullying at age 11

2001 · Helen Sweeting, Patrick West · Research Papers in Education · 175

School effects on pupils' health behaviours: evidence in support of the health promoting school

2004 · P. West *, H. Sweeting, et al. · Research Papers in Education · 167

Like parent like child? Associations between drinking and smoking behaviour of parents and their children

1991 · GILL GREEN, SALLY MACINTYRE, et al. · British Journal of Addiction · 136

Prevalence of deliberate self harm and attempted suicide within contemporary Goth youth subculture: longitudinal cohort study

2006 · Robert Young, Helen Sweeting, et al. · BMJ · 124

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Patterns of class inequality in health through the lifespan: Class gradients at 15, 35 and 55 years in the west of Scotland

1994 · Graeme Ford, Russell Ecob, et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 123

Inequalities? Social class differentials in health in British youth

1988 · Patrick West · Social Science & Medicine · 122

Peer pressure to smoke: the meaning depends on the method

1996 · L. Michell, P. West · Health Education Research · 120

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Can we explain increases in young people’s psychological distress over time?

2010 · Helen Sweeting, Patrick West, et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 118

Youth Transitions: Patterns of Vulnerability and Processes of Social Inclusion

2003 · Andy Furlong, Fred Cartmel, et al. · OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) · 115

We Really Do Know What You Do: A Comparison of Reports from 11 Year Olds and Their Parents in Respect of Parental Economic Activity and Occupation

2001 · Patrick West, Helen Sweeting, et al. · Sociology · 113

Sex differences in health at ages 11, 13 and 15

2003 · Helen Sweeting, Patrick West · Social Science & Medicine · 111

Social class and health in youth: Findings from the west of Scotland twenty-07 study

1990 · Patrick West, Sally Macintyre, et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 110

Lack of class variation in health in adolescence: An artefact of an occupational measure of social class?

1991 · Sally Macintyre, Patrick West · Social Science & Medicine · 98

Young people who self-harm

2007 · Robert Young, Michael van Beinum, et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry · 91

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Health at age 11: reports from schoolchildren and their parents

1998 · H Sweeting, P West · Archives of Disease in Childhood · 90

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Drifting Smoke Rings: Social Network Analysis and Markov Processes in a Longitudinal Study of Friendship Groups and Risk-taking 1

2003 · Michael Pearson, Patrick West · ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) · 86

GHQ increases among Scottish 15 year olds 1987–2006

2008 · Helen Sweeting, Robert Young, et al. · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · 83

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Adolescent substance use in different social and peer contexts: A social network analysis

2006 · Michael Pearson, Helen Sweeting, et al. · Drugs Education Prevention and Policy · 83

Cohort Profile: West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: Health in the Community

2008 · M. Benzeval, G. Der, et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 80

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Works count: 115

Citation count: 5,666

H-index: 40

I10-index: 72